Onshore Technical Lead

EXL

Onshore Technical Lead for the Life Insurance and Annuity domain. Collaborating with clients and teams for successful project delivery.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $89,000 - $115,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

.NETSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and support multiple client engagements within the Life Insurance and Annuity domain.
Collaborate with business stakeholders, project managers, business analysts, and development teams to analyze business requirements and design effective technical solutions.
Participate in project planning, estimation, and solution architecture discussions.
Conduct design reviews and provide recommendations on application architecture, data flow, and system integration.
Ensure adherence to Project Life Cycle Methodology, IT control policies, and corporate architecture standards.
Prepare and maintain high-level and low-level technical design documents and specifications.
Provide technical leadership to development and support teams across onshore and offshore locations.
Drive code quality through code reviews, best practices, and development standards.
Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and adoption of emerging technologies.
Stay current with industry trends, technologies, and market developments related to Life Insurance and Annuity products.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience in Life Insurance, Annuity products, and Policy Administration Systems.
Minimum 6+ years of experience in development, maintenance, and support projects involving Mainframe technologies, preferably COBOL, DB2/SQL, C#, and .NET.
Minimum 6+ years of experience working with SQL databases.
Strong understanding of Policy Administration System architecture and design principles.
Experience working directly with clients and managing technical delivery across distributed teams.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Working knowledge of version control tools like Git.
Working knowledge and understanding of AI tools and features like Skills, custom Agents, Custom instructions, MCP, hooks etc. for operational excellence with judicious token utilization.
Knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends in the Life Insurance and Annuity sector.
Experience with automation initiatives and modern software development practices.
Professional certifications in Life Insurance, such as LOMA, are highly desirable.
Bachelor’s degree in technology or Master's Degree in Computer Applications

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

COBOLDB2SQLC#.NETPolicy Administration Systemsapplication architecturedata flowsystem integrationautomation

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillsinterpersonal skillswritten communicationverbal communicationtechnical leadershipcollaborationprocess improvementproject planningestimation

Certifications

LOMABachelor’s degree in technologyMaster's Degree in Computer Applications